1 Samuel 17:43

41 So the Philistine came, and began drawing near to David, and the man who bore the shield went before him.

42 And when the Philistine looked about and saw David, he ^adisdained him; for he was only a youth, ^bruddy and good-looking.

43 So the Philistine ^asaid to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

44 And the Philistine ^asaid to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!”

45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. ^aBut I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have ^bdefied.

46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give ^athe carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, ^bthat all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.

47 Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord ^adoes not save with sword and spear; for ^bthe battle is the Lord’s, and He will give you into our hands.”

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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1 Samuel 17:43

Am I a dog , that thou comest to me with staves ? - It is very likely that Goliath did not perceive the sling, which David might have kept coiled up within his hand.

Cursed David by his gods - Prayed his gods to curse him. This long parley between David and Goliath is quite in the style of those times. A Hindoo sometimes in a fit of anger says to his enemy, The goddess Kalee shall devour thee! May Doorga destroy thee! Homer' s heroes have generally an altercation before they engage; and sometimes enter into geographical and genealogical discussions, and vaunt and scold most contemptibly.

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